Card-holder for envelops and wallets



A. BUSHNELL, JR. CARD HQLDER FOR ENVELOPS AND WALLETS. APPLICATION FILEDJAN.6;1919' 1,345,993. I at nt d uly 6, 1920.

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CARD HOLDER FOR ENYVELOPS AND WALLETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-6,1919.

1 45,993. Patented July 6 1920.

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CARD HOLDER FOR ENVELOPS AND WALLETS. APPLICATION FILED JAN- 6, I919.

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ALVAI-I BUSHNELL, JR., 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARD-HOLDER FUR ENVELOPS AND WALLETS.

Application filed January 6, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALvAr-r BUSHNELL, J12, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful. Improvements inCardl-lolders for Envelops and lVallets, of which the following as aspecification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in card holders forenvelops and wallets and the like and more particularly to card holdersfor devices of this character which are to be used for holding papers ofdifferent kinds to be held for reference, filed away or placed in a fileor cabinet.

A further object of the invention is to provide a card holder forenvelops, wallets, filing folders or other devices of this characterwherein there will be no transverse obstructions on the faces of such devices thereby permitting the easy insertion or withdrawal between orfrom a number of similar devices. 7

A further object of the invention is to so construct a card holder forenvelops or wallets that the card held therein will be free or uncoveredalong vo edges to permit the use of the card for printing matter, theentire length thereof or from one free edge to another.

A. still fm'ther obiect oi the invention is to provide a card holder forenvelops or wallets comprising two strips or runners carried by theouter wall of the envelop or wallet either by forming said runners ofseparate pieces or constructing them as an integral part of the outerwall, said outer wall being produced either with or without a flap andwhen formed in the latter way the envelop or wallet may be, if founddesirable. provided with a flap, the same being produced from the innerwall of the wallet.

Another object of the invention is to form the runners of singlethickness throughout a portion of their width and of double thicknessthroughout the other portion by folding one part of the runner uponitself so that the fold or crease becomes the free edge beneath whichthe card is to be inserted.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 192%.

Serial No. 269,776.

combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specificallydesignated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail referring by numerals to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this application, in which Figure 1, is aperspective view of an expanding wallet having my improvement appliedthereto. Y

Fig. 2, is a vertical section through the same.

Fig. 3, is a similar fragmentary view thereof on an enlarged andexaggerated scale. i

Fig. l, is a transverse or horizontal sectional view thereof on anenlarged and e);- aggerated scale showing a cardin dotted lines toillustrate the manner in which it is inserted.

F 5, is a cross section of the outer wall with a. flap or closure formedtherewith showing the runners attached thereto or prior to said outerwall and runner being applied to the wallet.

Fig. (5, is a perspective view of one of the runners showing the mannerin which it is folded prior to being pasted together.

Fig. 7, is a similar view after the two parts of the runners have beenfolded to" gether and the end bent over for application.

Fig. 8, an enlarged cross section of one of the runners after hell past3.

Fig. 9, is a cross sectional view of an en larged and exaggerated scaleofa slightly modified form of my invention showing the flap or closureof the wall formed as apart of the inner wall.

Fig. 10, is a similar view of a still further modified form of myinvention.

Fig. 11, is a cross sectional view of the outer wall with the runnersformed integral therewith already being attached to the wallet.

Fig. 12, is a fragmentary front elevation of the outer wall showing theend of one of the runners.

Fig. 13, is an inside face view thereof.

Fig. 14, is a vertical sectional view of the outer wall looking towardone of the runners.

Fig. 15, is a fragmentary face view of the outer wall showing the mannerin which it is cut and illustrating the cross lines where said wall isfolded to produce the runner.

Fig. 16, is a similar view showing the first fold made.

Fig. 17, is also a similar view showing the second fold made andillustrating by a broken line the edges of the under parts.

Fig. 18, is a vertical sectional view of a wallet showing a differentapplication of my improvement.

Fig. 19, is a face View of a card holder having a transparent face heldin place by runners made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 20, is a section on the line 20-20 of Fig. 19. I

Fig. 21, is a section on the line 2121 of Fig. 19.

Fig. 22, is a fragmentary face view of the outer wall as it is cut readyto be folded for producing a different form of my device.

Fig. 23, is a similar View showing the first fold made.

Fig. 24, is also a similar view after the folding has been completed.

Fig. 25, is a transverse section of an outer wall illustrating the useof my single ply runners.

Fig. 26,'is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of runnershowing the first step or fold in the formation thereof.

Fig. 27, is a similar view showing the ends bent over for application ofthe runner to a wallet or the like.

Fig. 28, is a fragmentary face view of the outer wall in the form of ablank in which the runners are an integral part thereof.

Fig. 29, is a similar view after the parts have been folded. l

30, is a transverse se tional view thereof. 7

Fig. 31, is a fragmentary face view of the outer wall. as a blank showina slightly modified form of construction.

Fig. is a similar view with the parts folded, and

Fig. 33, 1s a transverse section thereof.

In carrylng out my invention as here embodied I will describe the samein conjuncsaid edges being designated by the numeral 7.

The side wall 4 includesan inner wall 8 and an outer wall 9, the latteras here shown having an extension or flap 10 formed integral therewithwhich is adapted to fold over and close the open end or mouth of theenvelop.

In that form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8 inclusive, therunners 11 are formed of separate strips and secured to the outer wall 9in spaced relation and in such positions that they will run parallel toeach other preferably along or adjacent opposite edges of the completedenvelop or wallet.

The runners 11 are produced by takinga strip of material and folding thesame longitudinally so that the two parts or sections 12 and 13""aresuperimposed one upon the other with the part or section 13 of lesswidth than the part or section 12 so that the latter has a partlyexposed inside face and these two sections or parts are preferablyalthough not necessarily attached to each other as by a suitableadhesive so that when complete they become inseparable as shown in Fig.8 thereby producing a double thick-- ness folded edge 14:.

Two or more of these runners are secured to the outer wall 9 in spacedrelation with thirkness of the part 1.2 to the outer face of the outerwall with the part 13 lying against said outer face of the outer'wall 9so that those portions of said runners which. are .of double thicknessare free from the outer wall 9 thereby producing a space into which theedges of a card. 15 may be inserted, one edge of said card being firstinserted beneath one runner and the card then bowed outward to permitthe insertion of the opposite edge of said card beneath the other runnerso that when said card returns to its normal flat shape, both edges willbe held beneath the runners against accidental displacement.

The runners are of sufficient length so that when secured to the outerface of the outer. wall 9 the ends thereof project beyond the edges ofsaid outer wall and these are then bent over to form the tabs 16 whichare preferably reduced in width so as to leave a single thickness andsaid tabs may be pasted to the inner face of said. outer wall 9 therebyforming top and bottom walls 17 for the space produced between thedouble walls of the runners and. the outer face of the outer wall 9 andsaid top and bottom walls act as stops for the card to prevent the samefrom becoming accidentally displaced or from shifting about on thewallet. If found desirable the tabs may be dis pensed with and the endsof the runner secured or attached in any suitable manner to the outerface of the outer wall 9.

In actual practice the strips from which the runners are formed have oneface covered with an adhesive so that when said strips are folded thetwo parts 12 and 13 will adhere to each other and will leave a portionof the inner face of the part 12 which is covered with the adhesiveexposed so that the runners may be attached to the outer wall. 9. Anydesirable adhesive may be used, but a convenient one is what is known asa dry adhesive so that it may be applied to the strips and will becomedry the same as that used on flaps of envelops or postage stamps makingit only necessary to dampen the adhesive when the parts are being madeup.

The runners are attached to the outer wall 9 shown in Fig. 5 and saidouter wall with the runners is secured to the side wall 4 of the envelopor wallet by pasting said outer wall to the inner wall 8 and when thesetwo walls are secured together the edges 7 of the bellows walls areinterposed between said walls Sand 9.

W here he envelop or wallet is provided with a fastening tape 18 thesame is passed through a hole formed in the outer wall at the crease orscore dividing the outer wall from the flap 10 and when that part of thetape lying across the outer wall 9 is secured between the latter and theinner wall 8 with the ends of the tape fr e so that they may be passedpart way around the wallet to keep the wallet from opening or the flapfrom swinging loose.

As will be plainly seen in Fig. 1 when a card is placed upon the walletand held in position by my improved card holder, said card will beexposed for the entire length thereof so that written or printed mattermay be displayed from one edge to the other throughout the entire lengthof the aid and as these wallets are generally in a filing case in avertical. position other wallets may he placed in front of those alreadyin the case without any part of the inserted wallet or wallets catchingon any part of the wallets in the case because of the smooth plainsurface presented by the card and because the wallet is withoutobstructions or strips across the face of said card. i

Further as the card does not have to be slipped into a pocket, the samecannot catch upon any part of the wallet which would be likelyto tearthe same nor can it force its way through the parts making up the cardholder so as to pull any part thereof loose from the other parts.

The modification shown in Fig. 9 is constructed in identically the samemanner as above described, the only exception being that the flap orclosure 10 is formed as an inte 'ral part of the inner wall 8 instead ofbeing carried by the outer wall 9 and said outer wall is of the samedimensions as the envelop or wallet.

In the device illustrated in Figs. 10 to 17 inclusive the runners areformed as an integral part of the outer wall 9 and in such constructionsaid wall 9 is provided at two opposite sides with extensions 19, one ofwhich is shown in Figs. 15 to 17. The eX tension illustrated includesthe material be tween the dotted line 20 and the adjacent parallel edgeand said dotted line represents crease or scored line where a fold ismade so that the material between two such lines is the outer wall 9.The reduced ends of the extensions project beyond the two free or topand bottom edges of the outer wall 9 as in Fig. 15 so that when theparts are folded to produce the runners said projectind ends form thetabs 16, Fig. 17.

Between each crease line 20 and the adjacent parallel edge of the sheetof material is formed another crease or scored line denoted by thedotted line 21, and the extensions are first folded inward along saidcrease lines 21 and preferably pasted to the same face of the sheet ofmaterial thereby providing the double thickness folded edge l-il. Nextthe extensions are again folded i11- ward along the crease line 20 andthose portions of the extensions lying between the lines 2t and thefolded edges 22 are pasted to the same face of the outer wall 9 as shownin Figs. 11 and 17 thereby forming the runners 11 with the two plyportions free from the outer wall 9 so as to leave spaces for a cardbetween said two ply portions of the runners and the outer face of theouter wall,

When the runners have been formed as shown in Fig. 17 the tabs 16 areprojecting beyond opposite edges of the outer wall 9 and to complete thecard holder the tabs of each runner are folded inward towardeach otherand if found desirable, may be pasted to the inner face of the outerwall 9 as shown in l3 and 14:.

After the runners have been completed the outer wall 9 with said runnersis attached to the envelop or wallet by pasting the same to the innerwall. 8.

Fig. 18 illustrates the manner in which the runners may be attached to acompleted wallet, wherein the tabs 16 of the runners 11 are folded overthe st of the outer wall 9 and fastened to the outer face of the gusset.

in place of a wallet or envelop a single sheet of material 26 Figs. 19to 21, may be used with the runners thereon and a sheet of transparentmaterial 27 such as celluloid inserted for holding a card or other()lljfiit between them.

In Figs. 22 to 24 I have illustrated a way of cutting and folding asheet of material so that the ends of the runners may be attached to theouter face of the wall 9 whether or not the runners are made as anintegral part of the outer wall as here shown. In this form of thedevice, the ma terial between the dotted line 28 and the ad-' jacentparallel edge is utilized asthe runner and this material is folded uponitself along the dotted line 29 forming a reL tively narrow strip 30which is of less width than the material between the two dotted lines 28and 29 so that the exposed portion or the part between the free edge ofthe strip 30 and the dotted line 28 of what becomes the inner face ofthe material between said dotted lines 28 and 29 may be attached totheface of the outer wall 9 and the ends of the strip 30 are cut off adesirable distance so that said strips 30 are of less length than thematerial between the dotted lines 2c and 29 as well as the outer wall 9thus leaving a further exposed portion of what becomes the inner face ofthe material between said 7 found it advisable to use runners so foldedas to provide double walls throughout a portion of their width, yet thisis not absolutely necessary and single ply runners may be used withtheir inner edges free from the outer wall 9 to permit the insertion ofa card, as shown in Fig. 25.

The runners illustrated in Figs. 26 and 27 are identical in constructionwith those illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 except that the part or section13 isthe same length as the reduced portion of the part of section 12,so that when the ends or tabs 16 are bent over to fasten the runners inplace, the ends of the part or section 13 will not be folded over asshown in Fig. '2', or in other words, the part or section 13 is of thesame length as the wall to which the runners are attached, providing buta single ply on the reverse side, thereby greatly reducing the thicknesswhere the different parts are fas toned together. 7

In Figs. 28, 29 and 80, I have illustrated one way in which the runnersmay be formed as an integral part of the outer wall 9, which may, asabove described, be provided with a flap 10, although in some ases itmay be formed without such a flap.

At two opposite ends the outer wall is provided with end flaps 85adapted to be folded inward along the dotted lines 36 and the body ofthe outer wall is then slit along two parallel lines 37 between the twodotted lines 36 and further slit from the ends of the first named slitsoutward at right angles to said first named slits along the dotted lines36 as at 38. The material thus partly cut from the outer wall is foldedinward upon the inner face of the outer wall along the dotted lines 39thereby leaving slots 40 and forming the two ply runners 11. When thisouter wallwith its integral runners is pasted or secured to the innerwall 8, a com-' plete side wall is formed and after being properlypositioned, the end flaps 35 are folded over the wall attached. thereto.

The inner wall referred to may be the lining of a wallet or the like orit may be a sheet of suitable material of the proper size attached tothe back of the outer wall and it is to be understood that when thebacking element and the. outer wall are fastened together the folded inparts or sections of the runners are free from said backing element,thereby permitting the ready insertion of a card beneath said runners inthe same mannor as hereinbefore stated.

By forming the outer wall. with the end flaps 35, the runners-may bemade the entire length of the device, but where this is not essential,the flaps 35 may be dispensed with and the slits 37 terminated short ofthe ends of the outer wall, as shown in Figs. 31, 32 and 83, butotherwise the construction, formation and operation is identical withthat form illustrated in Figs. 28 and 29.

I It is to be understood that where I describe the parts as pasted thisis also to in clude stitching, stapling or other suitable modes ofattaching.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied withinthe limits ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new andpatentable 1s:

1. In a device of the character stated the combination with a walletincluding an outer wall, of a pair of spaced parallel runners secured tothe outer face of said wall and havingtheir ends folded over and securedto the inner face of said wall, the inner edges of said runners being'free to permit the insertion of a card.

' 2; The combination with a wallet including 'an'outer wall, of a pairof parallel spaced runners carried by said wall and disposed across theouter face thereof with the ends of'said runners folded over and securedto the inner face of said wall, said runners each comprising a stripfolded upon itself to form a single thickness throughout a portion ofits width, a two ply thickness throughout the otherportion of its width,the said single thickness being fixed to the outer face of the saidouter wall and the two ply portion being free to per mit the insertionof a card and forming a two ply folded inner edge.

3. A card holder for wallets including an outer wall of said wallet,runners each comprising a strip of material folded upon itselflongitudinally to provide a single thickness throughout a portion of itswidth and a two ply thickness throughout the other portion of its width,said runners being carried by the outer face of said outer wall spacedapart and having the two ply portions free with the folded edges facingeach other.

4. A card holder for wallets comprising an outer wall of a wallet,extensions formed therewith at two opposite sides, said extensions beinglonger than the main outer wall, each of said extensions being foldedinward longitudinally on itself and pasted to form a two ply portion anda single ply portion, said extensions being further folded inward alonglines spaced from the turned in edges of said extensions with the singleply portions secured to the outer face of the outer wall leaving the twoply portions free thereby forming runners beneath which may be insertedthe edges of a card, the projecting ends of said runners being foldedover and secured to the inner face of said outer wall.

A card holder comprising a sheet or wall, extensions formed therewith attwo opposite sides, said extensions being longer than the main outerwall, each of said extensions being folded inward longitudinally onitself to form a two ply portion and a single ply portion, saidextensions be ing further folded inward along lines spaced from theturned in edges of said extensions with the single ply portions securedto the outer face of the outer wall leaving the two ply portions freethereby forming runners beneath which may be inserted the edges of acard, the projecting ends of said runners being folded over so as tocontact with the inner face of said outer wall.

6. In a device of the character stated, the combination with a wallet,of a pair of spaced parallel runners disposed across the outer face ofone of the wallet walls with the ends of said runners folded over andattached to another of said wallet walls, said runners each comprising astrip folded upon itself to form a two ply thickness throughout aportion of its width and leave a'single ply thickness throughout theremainder of its width.

7. A runner for card holders comprising a strip of material folded uponitself longitudinally, one of the folded over sections being of greaterwidth and length than the other, the projecting ends forming attachingtabs.

8. In a device of the character stated, the combination with a wallet,of a pair of spaced parallel runners on the outer face of one of thewalls thereof and having their ends folded over and secured to the innerface of said wall, the inner edges of said runners being free to permitthe insertion of a card.

9. An envelop or wallet having spaced parallel runners, each having aportion folded upon itself to produce a rounded edge for the easyinsertion of a card.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afiixed my signature.

ALVAH BUSHNELL, JR.

